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Enthusiastic locals provided photographs, memories and artefacts to help with exhibitions the group is planning

The company, which offers a range of travel services to destinations including Uluru, Kings Canyon and the MacDonnell Ranges, will relocate its assets to Darwin.

Rajwinder Singh was flown to the tropical city from India via Victoria, where he appeared briefly in the Melbourne Magistrates Court on Wednesday for an extradition hearing.

The ground floor kiosk will be "reminiscent of the classic local milk bars of the '70s and '80s".

The collection, which has been donated to the National Archives of Australia, includes Matthew Flinders' handwritten corrections to Captain James Cook's maps.

With multiple campgrounds, cabins and nearby accommodation, National Parks say anyone can experience the beauty of Murramarang National Park with this new walk.

Rajwinder Singh, the prime suspect in the alleged murder of Far North Queensland woman Toyah Cordingley has been extradited from India back to Australia to face trial. It brings the years-long investigation that rocked the Cairns community one step closer to being heard in court.

Dominic Perrottet lauds tourism benefits of buying 440,000 hectare site Thurloo Downs in state’s north-west

A company denied permission to extract water near a national park on the Gold Coast that is home to a number of endangered species will have its appeal heard in the Queensland Planning and Environment Court from today.